Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-04-06

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eating while thersl When I went on I tlznsd
the ticket for Arcnsdorf's meal order OTeg q
the waiter who took my place.
@. w, Smith testnics: ] have lived IN Sioux
City about two years. ] have lived over q
year Ia the Columbia House. am 3 harness
maker. I worked for l. Humbert mp to last
January. / worked for him in August last
His shop 10 on Pearl street was lodging q
he Columbia House On Augusta Ny room
10 No. II, facing Water street. the southeast
corner up stairs. ! vent out Of the house a.
ter supper. ] went up street and returned,
getting back about $40 wasn't feeling very
well and / looked At the clock and sat down in
the bar-room and remained there till 1915
and then vent 10 nv room, which 10 ON the
second floor. / then partly undressed and
opened the window. The head Of the bed was
about Z or 3 feet from the window. ] could
see that part of Fourth street which Is inter-
sected by Water street, and could see across
TO Dineen's corner. l heard the shot fired
that evening about ten or fifteen minutes after
went to bed. was looking out on the street
| saw four persons out on tie street. There
we're two pc sons close together. They were
about the middle Of the street on H. Q or ssing.
They were four feet apart ! saw the man
who fire the shot He was north sud q little
behind the other, about four feet away. The
coat and Liz t pants. He turned and ran
across Fourth street and north on Water str ct
/ didn't see him beyond the blacksmith shop
The man who was shot staggered and fell.
h witness WAS shown o rem lant of an o d
straw hat, which William Doe sam testified
that Leayitt left in his DOM on the night of
the murder, and which had been introduced
the day before.
Witness, continuing: The hat / saw on the
MAJ that fred The shot looked brighter than
that, with q broader band know John Ar
ensdorf we'll The man who fred the shot
Vaa mt vnhn Aron.l~~h .-n ..Asw . A.
that ! have 8 en- Leavitt From Leavitts
form, motions, etc l think he was the man
who fired the shot There was sn electric
light about half . block away, and IL wa shin
ing brightly. There were no buildings be-
tween me and the light and the two men were
sRas light right on the corner Of thu Colun-
biA House. The two men were about twenty
t ass tsss frYm us sss s -. llf bsts :. the ct t me q the
coroner's jury. In November 1 was subp@-
naed by Marshal STANLEY and takea to
Joslicc Fo.ey's Office states At orney
Marsh was there. They wanted me
to make q statement, but re-
fused to do 30. ! was fined $40 and commit
brought to the jail and kept till about 4 o'clock
when | was taken to Murphy's Office. Foley
was sent for. Then l madea statement which
was taken down in writing. ! only answered
such ques tons as were put to me. / was
sworn first that afternoon before l made any
answers. signed that statement. ! was not
called before the Grand Jury. This state
ment was made, l tank, while the Grand Jury
was in session. ! don't know what became Of
this statement
The witness was shown a plat Of the scene
Of the murder and Of the Columbia house
End he marked with = pencil the position Of
the room which he occupied.
Albert Nash, John c.. Dineep, 7. s. Martin,
Capt M. w. Murphy, w. J. RadclifY, Jacob
Feldenheimer and VIM. Hiies all testify as to
the good character Of Arnesdorf and a. to the
bad character of Leavitt.
II. A. Lyons ~testifies that he is well &C.
quainted wi b Arnesdorf. Heard OF the shoot
ing OF Haddock aboutl0o'clock p m. August Sd
last Went to the scene Of the tragedy.
There were twelve or fifteen men there when
! got there. 1t stayed there Q few minutes. !
took q lantern and looked in the dead mans
face. stepped back in the crowd and then I
went to the middle Of the street and picked up
the cane, and Policeman Lager told me not to
do anything with that. then stepped back
towards the body and to Dineen's corner. I
then saw John Arensdorf coming from Din
een's corner west saw HIM when he was
abont ten feet away. He spoxe to me first
He started on west towards the brewery.
1t lacking but q short time Of the appointed
hour for adjournment, the defense introduced
dispositions of persons living in L~eavenworth,
Kan, tending to impeach the character of
Leavitt, after which court adjourned for tho
day.